2008 Photo Contest Winners

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An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior conducts live-fire testing of the M-134 mini-gun at Matteson Aerial Gunnery Range to determine the weapon’s compatibility for possible use with the aircraft

2nd Place – “Formation Flying” by Sean F. Entrekin

U.S. Army Aviation Technical Test Center, Fort Rucker, Ala.

Aug. 29, 2008; Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz.

A Yuma Test Center jumper appears to be flying in formation with a UH-72A Lakota helicopter after exiting the aircraft.

3rd Place – “Flying VFR on Top” by CPT Eric R. Fritz

Co. B, 3rd Bn., 126th Avn. Regt., Rochester, N.Y.

April 5, 2008; Kwost, Afghanistan

Instead of trying to navigate through cloud covered valleys, a CH47D Chinook flies by visual flight rules (VFR) over the clouds back to Forward Operating Base Salerno following a resupply mission.

4th Place – “Fireworks in the Sky” by CPT Daphanie R. Davis

HHC, 4th Cbt. Avn. Bde., Fort Hood, Texas

Nov. 13, 2008; over Baghdad, Iraq

Two aviation Soldiers sitting on the lower ramp of a CH-47F Chinook are silhouetted by flares that have been activated by the aircraft’s defensive countermeasures system during a combat resupply mission.

Honorable Mention – “Easy Money” by CW4 Rick E. Dillenbeck

Co. C, 2nd Bn., 149th Avn. Regt., San Antonio, Texas

Sept. 13, 2008; Crystal Beach, Texas.

San Antonio Fire Department rescue swimmer Ricky Baring, left, helps bring up a victim of Hurricane Ike off a house in a flooded neighborhood by hoist into a National Guard HH-60 medevac helicopter.

Honorable Mention – “Foggy Night in Iraq” by CW2 Mitchell J. Wiese

Co. C, 2nd Bn., 10th Avn. Regt., Fort Drum, N.Y.

Dec. 1, 2008; Contingency Operations Base Speicher, Iraq.

A UH-60 Black Hawk on the flight line is cloaked by a very strange night time fog in the desert of Iraq.

Honorable Mention – “Brand New Chinook” by Nick Van Valkenburgh

Cargo Helicopters Project Manager’s Office, Redstone Arsenal, Ala.

April 10, 2008; National Harbor, Md.

A new CH-47F Chinook climbs up into blue skies as it departs from a convention center after being on exhibit during the 2008 AAAA National Convention.